Microsoft: One in 14 downloads is malicious

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	Microsoft: One in 14 downloads is malicious The next time a website says to download new software to view a movie or fix a problem, think twice. There's a pretty good chance that the program is malicious. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: VIPRE Antivirus Business Fast and Easy has never been so good. When it comes to antivirus protection, you deserve FAST and EASY: FAST scan times, EASY deployment, FAST threat detection, EASY administration, FAST system performance, and EASY-to-use management console. VIPRE Antivirus Business: the protection you need, the performance you deserve. Test drive VIPRE today. In this Issue US wants novel, smart apps to help patients make healthcare decisions India: Data privacy, yes; adults, no; Internet privacy, no Senator introduces electronic surveillance reform bill Some sites struggle to stay up due to Heroku attack TinKode Hacked NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center 5 innovative tech companies that got it wrong in the end Tech leaders to 2011 grads: Go to the bathroom, don't be a jerk and take risks WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications Inc. Setting the Stage for the Next-Generation Datacenter Learn how an Ethernet fabric-based network can help your company optimize its investments in virtualization and cloud technologies. A new IDC white paper reveals how fabric-based network architecture is the cornerstone for creating a more efficient, cost-effective way to move data through the network. Learn more! US wants novel, smart apps to help patients make healthcare decisions The US Department of Health and Human Services today said it would fund the development of a new generation of what it called novel, unconventional intelligent applications that could help people make complex health decisions. Read More India: Data privacy, yes; adults, no; Internet privacy, no India has just approved three new information technology rules, some of which might impact U.S. companies that outsource and others that will hurt Indian Internet users. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Much Ado about Collaboration New research from IDG shows that SMBs are moving toward a unified communications platform that allows for more efficient collaboration. Learn how small and midsize businesses are adopting everything from VoIP and IM, to Web conferencing and document sharing. It's just one of the valuable resources you'll find in this Collaboration Knowledge Vault. Read now Senator introduces electronic surveillance reform bill A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would update a 25-year-old law that sets the rules for law enforcement surveillance of e-mail and other electronic communications, with more legal protections for the privacy of data stored in the cloud. Read More Some sites struggle to stay up due to Heroku attack A potential DDoS attack on Heroku, the Ruby platform-as-a-service provider now owned by Salesforce.com, is creating availability issues for its customers. Read More WEBCAST: CA Technologies Is Your DR Plan Truly Reliable? No matter how you define a disaster, you need a strategy that provides protection, fast recovery and high availability of your systems, applications and data. Attend this webcast to learn about disaster recovery best practices and the wide range of technologies available to protect your organization. Learn More TinKode Hacked NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center A hacker who has a proven track record of targeting security holes and exposing vulnerabilities has struck again - this time at NASA and a server related to a satellite-based Earth Observation System which is used to assist in disaster relief. A Romanian hacker who goes by the online alias of TinKode published a screenshot from a server at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Read More 5 innovative tech companies that got it wrong in the end Tech companies are usually divided into two groups: successes and failures. But some that failed in the end created innovative products that pushed the IT industry forward, and in some cases dominated their respective market segments for many years. Read More Tech leaders to 2011 grads: Go to the bathroom, don't be a jerk and take risks New graduates from Duke University, Michigan State University and the University of California might be feeling pretty smart these days, but that doesn't mean the Class of 2011 couldn't still learn a few things from some of the technology industry's most accomplished leaders: Cisco's John Chambers, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Read More
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